We are a regional research center and depository for items relating to local history and genealogical research. The Ontario County Historical Society was established in 1902. It is a membership-based non-profit organization that preserves and promotes the early history of western New York. The Ontario County Historical Museum is open year-round. It offers educational programs and rotating exhibits on subjects pertaining to the origins of western New York and the stories of those that have called the region home since 1789.